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Not sure all is a above board on the Green Energy front under Labour

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GrannyGravy13 Wed 06-Nov-24 10:20:33

I totally agree that something has to be done about saving the planet.

I am not sure that EM advising himself is the way forward…

Wyllow3 Fri 08-Nov-24 00:29:50

Well that needs sorting, as in finding ways of adding to current foundations to support the bigger new ones.

NotSpaghetti Fri 08-Nov-24 09:46:38

I will ask next time I see him - but it may be some long time I fear OldFrill as I'm not in regular contact with him at all.
I do see him occasionally maybe once a year...

NotSpaghetti Fri 08-Nov-24 09:48:19

All I can say is that we talked about wind power with him last time.
I'm sure we will do so again at some point.

WelwynWitch3 Sun 17-Nov-24 12:48:30

To be honest we do not want to cut off our nose to spite our face. To just suddenly stop using coal and oil when the alternatives, wind and solar power are not ready to power the whole country, and by the time it is hydrogen power will be the new thing and will we all be ready for that. I doubt it!

Wyllow3 Sun 17-Nov-24 13:34:36

Of course not - what matters is a commitment to move forward, as best possible.
There's another thread running on "should we even have children with climate change horrors" and its clear much is to be done - giving up isnt an option..

M0nica Sun 17-Nov-24 18:22:45

madalene

Mmmm, that’s interesting GrannyGravy.
Doesn’t sound very democratic.
I think EM is completely the wrong person to be in charge of our Green Energy programme as I think he is a zealot. He is incapable of considering the repercussions for the population, especially the poor.

It is no different from the days of nationalised industries.

I worked for British Gas when it was nationalised. The company was run by its commercial and technical managers. The government formed a broad energy policy for the country and the nationalised industries fitted in that.

The decision to stop building coal fired power stations was a govenment decision. Using gas instead of coal was a government decision, but the timescale for closing down coal fired stations and in what order was a commercial decision. Building gas fired power stations, size, location, source of gas was a commercial decision.

I see no reason why this organisation should do more than direct the broad policy of energy supply.

Too many alarmists driven by their aversion to this current government. Not my choice either but Itry to examine their policies and think them through in an impartial way.

petra Sun 17-Nov-24 18:38:36

OldFrill
I hope someone knows that the world is running out of sand. 🤷‍♀️

petra Sun 17-Nov-24 18:43:35

And we all do what we can with our recycling while the recycling industry is run by crooks.
There are huge dumps of illegal waste all over the uk.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/23/buried-bbc-podcast-exposing-waste-rubbish-crime-scandal